Adobe Acrobat Reader use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30655/24.002.21005/24.001.30159/24.003.20054. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-41869. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 20.005.30655/24.002.21005/24.001.30159/24.003.20054. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Acrobat Reader versions 24.002.21005, 24.001.30159, 20.005.30655, 24.003.20054 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-41869 since 07/22/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2024).

It is declared as attacked.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (914). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/22/2024 🔍
09/13/2024 +53 days 🔍
09/13/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2025 +178 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb24-70
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-41869 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-41869
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277425
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2024 11:17
Updated: 03/10/2025 10:36
Changes: 09/13/2024 11:17 (63), 09/13/2024 20:17 (6), 09/20/2024 05:00 (1), 03/10/2025 10:36 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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